Aug 2024 – Present · 1 yr 7 mos · India · Remote

• Leading the hiring for the APAC region

Jan 2024 – Aug 2024 · 7 mos · India · Remote

Dec 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 3 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Remote

Dec 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

Oct 2023 – Jan 2024 · 3 mos · London Area, United Kingdom · Remote

• Participated in groups focus group sessions to help build the first phase of the ATS
• Technical Advisor on the feature to be introduced

Jun 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 9 mos · Remote

Jan 2023 – Oct 2023 · 9 mos · Hybrid

• Design and execute effective talent acquisition strategies to attract top talent globally
• Defining and driving the team to meet and exceed hiring benchmarks relating to various talent metrics
• including quality of hire, time to fill, cost per hire, diversity hiring and hiring manager and candidate
• satisfaction
• Partnering with leaders within the organisation to track the ongoing hiring needs of their business
• Creating and implementing talent acquisition strategies for leadership, mid-career and graduate hiring
• Defining and leading projects focused on continuous improvement including ATS enhancements,
• richer insights on the Talent Dashboard and more full proof Interview Assessments
• Leading monthly headcount planning meetings and reporting on business insights
• Driving and devising the Employer Branding strategy globally to become the Employer of Choice

Apr 2021 – Jan 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos · London, England, United Kingdom

• Drove the full spectrum of recruiting and selection activities across the board
• Created and implemented talent acquisition strategies for leadership, mid-career and graduate hiring
• Designed and drove the adoption of consistent recruiting, interviewing and hiring practices that support a strong candidate experience
• Researched and liaised with external partners for our international expansion plans.
• Partnered with leaders within the organisation to track ongoing hiring needs of their business ●
• Managed end-to-end recruitment for senior roles
• Identified and partnered with external providers as required to ensure hiring needs are met
• Defined and drove team to meet and exceed hiring benchmarks relating to time to fill, cost per hire, diversity hiring and hiring manager and candidate satisfaction
• Defined and lead projects focused on continuous improvement
• Managed a team of 6 people, 3 inhouse recruiters and an external team of 3 from an embedded talent consultancy

Oct 2020 – Mar 2021 · 5 mos

• Managing and developing the talent acquisition pipelines across multiple locations (South Africa, India & Australia)
• Managing key stakeholder relationships by identifying, developing and fostering relationships with industry thought leaders, consultants, vendors, and partners
• Managing employer branding, posting optimisation, and innovative candidate sourcing strategies
• Building a data-driven Talent Acquisition function, including analytics that provide insight and decision support; and define, develop and implement key recruitment and diversity metrics that help drive business results and move the organisation from diversity to inclusion
• Partnering with Human Resources partners on areas related to talent acquisition to drive the development and implementation of strategies and tactics for recruiting, development and retention of a robust pipeline of diverse talent
• Exceptional track record developing candidate pipelines and delivering direct sourcing strategies
• Streamlining the hiring process in partnership with the department heads

Jan 2019 – Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos

• Managed and developed the talent acquisition pipelines across multiple locations (South Africa, India & Australia)
• Managed key stakeholder relationships by identifying, developing and fostering relationships with industry thought leaders, consultants, vendors, and partners
• Managed employer branding, posting optimisation, and innovative candidate sourcing strategies
• Built a data-driven Talent Acquisition function, including analytics that provide insight and decision support; and define, develop and implement key recruitment and diversity metrics that help drive business results and move the organisation from diversity to inclusion
• Partnered with Human Resources partners on areas related to talent acquisition to drive the development and implementation of strategies and tactics for recruiting, development and retention of a robust pipeline of diverse talent
• Exceptional track record developing candidate pipelines and delivering direct sourcing strategies
• Streamlined the hiring process in partnership with the department heads
• Key Achievements
• Developed sourcing strategies that drove up the direct hires to 80% (from 57%) over a period of 6 months.
• Hired approximately 40 people in the past 12 months (with a help of a Talent coordinator). Roles filled were across tech, marketing and data
• Revamped the Referral program, this increased the referrals hires by 60%
• Conducted detailed data insights to drive quality hires
• In the process of producing a culture fit assessment tool to further enhance candidate experience and improve quality of hires

Jan 2017 – Dec 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos · London

• Devised and implemented of the Recruitment Strategy for specific business units of the company
• Provided hr advice in relation to performance management, employee relations and overall people management to business leaders of various divisions
• Spearheaded the design and implementation of a new HR software – People HR
• Owned of the recruitment lifecycle, right from identifying suitable advertise source to negotiating the final offer
• Worked on succession planning for business units in London & Manchester to ensure continuity and smooth functioning of the business
• Project Lead for the Annual Graduate Scheme – this includes advertising, recruitment and training and development of the scheme
• Managed on boarding process, as well the leaver process.
• Lead the probation review and appraisal process, creating customised retention plans for different teams
• Prepared HR & Recruitment Metrics across all departments including the recruitment, absence management, turnover statistics on a quarterly basis.
• Lead the Health & well-being function – ensuring risk assessments are done for every employee upon joining, liaising with the external health expert to ensure proper support is provided to the employees
• Worked on various employee engagement initiatives – including organising monthly events and bi-annual companywide events to encourage a positive and cohesive working culture
• Worked with the marketing team on the Employer Branding and Social Media project
• Key Achievements
• Successfully prepared a business case for a new HR software
• Designed and executed the implementation of the HR Software in a period of 3-4 months
• Hired 36 new team members in 2017 in a stand-alone capacity
• Increased the number of direct hires and reducing overall recruitment costs in 2017

Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 · 1 yr · London, United Kingdom

• Devised and implemented the Talent Strategy
• Managed the recruitment life cycle for new roles across all disciplines
• Project Lead for the design and implementation of the new ATS – Jobvite.
• Prepared HR Metrics across all departments including the recruitment statistics on a quarterly basis.
• Worked on retention strategy across all disciplines – this includes working closely with the Deputy and other Department Heads on customised plans for their teams
• Coordinated the company’s appraisal process, including booking review meetings, keeping track of review cycle for all employees, collating feedback and ensuring everyone in the agency has an updated Personal Development Plan
• Conducted Exit Interviews and preparation of exit interview analysis for the management team
• Worked on various employee engagement initiatives
• Maintained track of training records and costs and working closely with Head of Talent to identify new training initiatives
• Supported the Head of Talent on apprenticeship and graduate scheme logistics
• Key Achievements
• Successfully prepared a business case for a new application tracking software
• Designed and executed the implementation of the Jobvite
• Hired 55 new team members over a year in a stand-alone capacity
• Increased the number of direct hires by 12%
• Reduced the overall annual recruitment costs by 20%, this was appreciated by the Group CFO
• Roles included, Dev Ops engineers, QA Managers, Data Analysts, Java Developers, Business Analysts, Programme Managers, Account Directors and more

Jun 2014 – Jan 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos · London

• Assisted in the management of the hr function for London and 2 offices in Europe (Portual & Italy)
• Project lead for training and development initiatives for the employees in London
• Assisted in the mid-year performance review process and actively involved in the annual performance review
• Preparation of Training Needs Analysis for London, Italy & Portugal employees
• Involved in the recent restructuring process for the Marketing International Department (London & Portugal)
• Prepared Monthly Recruitment Statistics & Sickness costs for the HR Director
• Prepared salary benchmarking data for the London office (across departments)
• Managed the end to end recruitment process and subject matter expert of the application tracking system – Jobvite
• Part of the Design/Creation and Content team of the Global Employer Rebrand project
• Project managed of the Global HR Newsletter – includes design, content creation and coordination
• Managed the on boarding process for all new employees (both self-employed and employees)
• Administrator for ADP
• Key Achievements
• Software Evangelist and training expert for Jobvite for the London, Portugal & Italy office.
• Hired 60 new team members in a stand alone capacity
• Increased the number of direct hires and reducing overall recruitment costs for the European Region

Sep 2013 – May 2014 · 8 mos

Jun 2012 – Sep 2012 · 3 mos · London, United Kingdom

• Managde the recruitment for 4 different positions. This included screening CVs, conducting telephone interview and part of the panel for the face to face interview.
• Conducted Return to Work Interviews across the organisations for employees who return from sick leave
• Also completed Interview assessment forms for each candidate after every round of interview.
• Management of Pregnancy Risk Assessment on a regular basis. This includes making any necessary arrangement for the employee.
• Preparation of Team Agenda and participating in the team meeting held once in 2 weeks.
• Performed research work on Legal 500, quality marks needed for it various department as per the Law Society
• Identified various networking initiativse to help promote the company’s services
• Workied on the Work Experience Scheme offered by JobCentre Plus. This included planning organising and execution of the scheme within our organisation
• Managed the performance appraisal process from the beginning to the end. This included introduction of 360 degree feedback for the higher management, of the employees.

Mar 2012 – Jan 2014 · 1 yr 10 mos

• I assist in planning networking events for young professionals across all industries.
• This includes creating business networking games.
• Also responsible for the promotion of the event to current and alumni of Business Schools such as the London School of Economics & Political Science, CASS Business School, London Business School to name a few.
• Assist in carefully selecting venues as we are attracting a wider target audience and need to keep in mind the diversity of the group

Jun 2006 – Oct 2007 · 1 yr 4 mos

• Single handed prepared a Performance and Process Improvement Report for the Customer Relationship process and presented it to the management team of Mahanagar Gas Limited, the primary provider of piped gas to millions of homes in Mumbai. Being a continuous monitoring review, I had to look into the issues raised in the previous report and identify the extent to which the solutions suggested had been implemented. At the same time I had to identity further issues in the process which needed correction and improvement based on the management's goals and objectives. There were 3 issues out of the several raised which were identified as high priority and solutions for which have been implemented with immediate effect.
• Was part of the team that conducted and prepared the Internal Audit Report for Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Company Limited, a leading company in the textile business, with me laying specific emphasis on their inventory process. As part of the audit, we held in-depth meetings with the various department heads to understand the workings of the each department, their role in the entire manufacturing process and any specific concerns that the department heads had. We carried out surprise factory visits, inspecting all aspects of the various departments from dyeing to finishing.
• Assisted on the Performance and Process Improvement Report for the Procurement department of Mahanagar Gas Limited. The report required us to first gain an in-depth knowledge about the working of the department, their criteria for procurement, their Turn Around Time, study their inventory patterns and their procedures. We then had to make recommendations that would improve the overall quality and TATs while at the same time reduce their inventory levels.
• Assisted on a similar report for the Projects department of Mahanagar Gas Limited, wherein we made recommendations to further streamline and improve the working of that department.